The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-07-16
Farm and Garden Notes.


Early-cut hay, cured green, gives color
and flavor to butter.
The land planted with early peas and
beans may be made to carry late crop of
squashes or cucumber pickels.
A little more care fol- the ornamental
trees would add greatly to the beauty and
value of the farm homestead
The greatest economy in growing corn
consists in the manner of planting it by
listing, aflirms an advocate of this plan.
Upon the first appearance of holes in the
currant leayes apply white hellebore.
Mulch the bushes; this will prolong the
season.
Celery plants are sometimes set out on
land adapted to them after clearing off
early crops of spinach, onions, lettuce, etc.,
and blowing.
Wire netting, two inch mesh, is now
cheaper than boards as material for fencing
poultry, and can be more easily arranged
with less labor.
As rule allow newly planted grape
vine to bear but single shoot. Do not
allow Young vines to overbear Two clus-
ters are enough.
Young cattle should not be allowed to
grow fat, and young dairy cattle least of
all. Oats and bran are the best to feed the
calves in addition to the hay, as they are
not fat-forming.
1.-THE earlier fruit is thnncd the more
profitable the operation," says the Ameri-
can Agriculturist, ''if one has fine early
apples, peaches or pears for a new market"
No farmer need sit down and expect
some one to furnish him ready-made sys-
tenn or plan of conducting his farm. He
must make it himself, is the opinion of an
acute agriculturist.
At sheep shearing employ only skilled
and careful hands. Care in folding the
fleece affects its price. Ticks will leave
the shorn sheep and go to the lambs.
which should be clipped into tobacco or
other dip.
Tn choosing plants for bedding, those
that combine fine flowers in profusion. with
a short stemmed stoclxy habit. presenting
round pleasing bush, with the blossoms
little above the foliage are to be pre-
! ferrcd.
A grower of forest trees in Kansas plants
the trees two feet apart, in rows eight feet
from each other, and in this space raises
row of corn and potatoes each year until
tho trees are large enough to shade the
ground.
Sheep multiply fast and returns come
from them quickly. The owner of we'll
managed flock has wool to sell in the latter
part of spring, lambs in midsummer and
mutton at other times of year, besides sup
plying his own table.
The anterrhinum, which used to be
known almost wholly as the snapdragon
and which few persons who grow 1t call by
its proper name even now, is one of our
standbys among flowers. 1t is perennial,
but it will bloom well the first summer
One of the best border plants is the
asiilbe. 1t has very pretty foliage, above
which its plumes Of purest white flowers
are horne in an airy, graceful fashion which
makes It a conspicuous object wherever
seen. Very easily grown and always a
favorlte.
In haying, be ready to cut field as soon
as the grass is in proper condition; a delay
of few days win greatly injure the quality
of this hay. DO not start the mower until
the dew is off, and cut only so much as can
be well cured and cared for. Hay caps
often pay for their cost in one single sea-
son.
The following is said to be good butter
test: Place the butter in deep glass vessel,
an ordinary test tube will do; let it remain
near the fire where it will keep melted for
several hours; the let It solidfy. The pure
butter will be ON top. The remainder will
he tallow, lard or other adulteratiOn used,
and distinguished by its color from the
yellow butter.
II is best to teach little chicks to eat
cracked corn and wheat when about three
or four weeks old. II fed continually on
such food they will take no other, and will
even do without rather than eat grain.
The only trouble with soft food is that 1t
digests so rapidly that II given all their
crop will hold, IN two or three hours 1t Is
empty, then they are hungry all night long.
A good feed Of cracked corn and wheat
at night will keep them contented.